Milwaukee In The 1930s

Author : John D. Buenker
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 0870207431
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Milwaukee in the 1930s written by John D. Buenker and published by Wisconsin Historical Society. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would it be like to take an intensive tour of Milwaukee as it was during the late 1930s—at the confluence of the Great Depression, the New Deal, and the run-up to World War II? That is precisely what the participants in the Federal Writers Project did while researching their Guide to Milwaukee. The fruits of their labors were ready for publication by 1940, but for a number of reasons the finished product never saw the light of day—until now. Fortunately, the manuscript has been carefully preserved in the Wisconsin Historical Society Archives . Seventy-five years after the work’s completion, the Wisconsin Historical Society Press and historian John D. Buenker present this guide—now serving as a time machine, ready to transport readers back to the Milwaukee of the 1930s, neighborhood by neighborhood, building by building. Much more than a nostalgic snapshot, the book examines Milwaukee’s history from its earliest days to 1940. Buenker’s thoughtful introduction provides historical context, detailing the FWP’s development of this guide, as well as Milwaukee’s political climate leading up to, and during, the 1930s. Next, essays on thirteen "areas," ranging from Civic Center to Bay View, delve deeper into the geography, economy, and culture of old Milwaukee’s neighborhoods, and simulated auto tours take readers to locales still familiar today, exploring the city’s most celebrated landmarks and institutions. With a calendar of annual events and a list of public services and institutions, plus dozens of photographs from the era, Milwaukee in the 1930s provides a unique record of a pre–World War II American city.

Author : Peter Pizzino
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Peter's Story written by Peter Pizzino and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Federal Writers' Project
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 0873517113
Total Pages : 969 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The WPA Guide to Wisconsin written by Federal Writers' Project and published by Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 2008-10-14 with total page 969 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Associated Compilers, Milwaukee, Wis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Men of Milwaukee: 1929-1930 written by Associated Compilers, Milwaukee, Wis and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Judith W. Leavitt
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 0299151638
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Healthiest City written by Judith W. Leavitt and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 1996-05-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1850 and 1900, Milwaukee’s rapid population growth also gave rise to high death rates, infectious diseases, crowded housing, filthy streets, inadequate water supplies, and incredible stench. The Healthiest City shows how a coalition of reform groups brought about community education and municipal action to achieve for Milwaukee the title of “the healthiest city” by the 1930s. This highly praised book reminds us that cutting funds and regulations for preserving public health results in inconvenience, illness, and even death. “A major work. . . . Leavitt focuses on three illustrative issues—smallpox, garbage, and milk, representing the larger areas of infectious disease, sanitation, and food control.”—Norman Gevitz, Journal of the American Medical Association “Leavitt’s research provides additional evidence . . . that improvements in sanitation, living conditions, and diet contributed more to the overall decline in mortality rates than advances in medical practice. . . . A solid contribution to the history of urban reform politics and public health.”—Jo Ann Carrigan, Journal of American History

Author : Jack Dougherty
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807863467
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book More Than One Struggle written by Jack Dougherty and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2005-12-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional narratives of black educational history suggest that African Americans offered a unified voice concerning Brown v. Board of Education. Jack Dougherty counters this interpretation, demonstrating that black activists engaged in multiple, overlapping, and often conflicting strategies to advance the race by gaining greater control over schools. Dougherty tells the story of black school reform movements in Milwaukee from the 1930s to the 1990s, highlighting the multiple perspectives within each generation. In profiles of four leading activists, he reveals how different generations redefined the meaning of the Brown decision over time to fit the historical conditions of their particular struggles. William Kelley of the Urban League worked to win teaching jobs for blacks and to resettle Southern black migrant children in the 1950s; Lloyd Barbee of the NAACP organized protests in support of integrated schools and the teaching of black history in the 1960s; and Marian McEvilly and Howard Fuller contested--in different ways--the politics of implementing desegregation in the 1970s, paving the way for the 1990s private school voucher movement. Dougherty concludes by contrasting three interpretations of the progress made in the fifty years since Brown, showing how historical perspective can shed light on contemporary debates over race and education reform.

Author : Maralyn A. Wellauer-Lenius
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738551722
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Milwaukee Police Department written by Maralyn A. Wellauer-Lenius and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Milwaukee Police Department was organized in 1855 with a determined chief, seven pugnacious officers, and little money. The department grew to 21 men by the start of the Civil War in 1861. Law enforcement in the city soon earned the national reputation for honesty, integrity, and fairness it has enjoyed into the 21st century. The Milwaukee Police Department was first in the country to establish a formal officer training school, police bomb disposal vehicle, and "talking squad car." Nefarious criminals handled by the department include the foiled presidential assassin John Schrank, the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, and characters with quaint nicknames like "Cat-eye Lil" and "Kelly the Choker."

Author : Antonio J. Doxtator
Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781531654801
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Indians in Milwaukee written by Antonio J. Doxtator and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Milwaukee is an Algonquin word meaning "the gathering place." Wisconsin's 11 American Indian tribes have long gathered in the city, contributing to its name and origins. American Indians continue to assist in Milwaukee's growth through nationally recognized innovations in education, gaming, and cultural representation. The city's "founding mother," a Menominee Indian, continued trading partnerships with the area's native residents until Indian removal in the 1830s. Over the next century, Indians returned to Milwaukee as visitors, creating villages at the state fair and lakefront grounds. By the 1930s, Indians again called the city home and expressed their common heritage through Pan-Indian organizations. Later the new ideals of the national Red Power movement helped transform those organizations into successful city institutions such as the Indian Community School, Potawatomi Bingo and Casino, and Indian Summer Festival.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 846 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Milwaukee, Wisconsin written by and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paul H. Geenen
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439633029
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Milwaukee's Bronzeville: written by Paul H. Geenen and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the migration of African American sharecroppers to northern cities in the first half of the 20th century, the African American population of Milwaukee grew from fewer than 1,000 in 1900 to nearly 22,000 by 1950. Most settled around a 12-block area along Walnut Street that came to be known as Milwaukee's Bronzeville, a thriving residential, business, and entertainment community. Barbershops, restaurants, drugstores, and funeral homes were started with a little money saved from overtime pay at factory jobs or extra domestic work taken on by the women. Exotic nightclubs, taverns, and restaurants attracted a racially mixed clientele, and daytime social clubs sponsored "matinees" that were dress-up events featuring local bands catering to neighborhood residents. Bronzeville is remembered by African American elders as a good place to grow up--times were hard, but the community was tight.